Police are still investigating what led to the shooting, but it sounds like it’s more than just road rage, as there may have been words exchanged prior to anyone getting in a vehicle.

Police towed the silver car pictured above from a home on Stevens Street, because it was allegedly the vehicle the victim was riding in when he was shot. I didn’t see any bullet holes in it, though.

Police were not able to find any evidence of gunfire on Broadway Street, and a man who lives near the scene told me he didn’t hear any gunshots.

UPDATE: The victim told police he was leaving a convenience store at School and Broadway Streets between 6 and 6:45 p.m., when he exchanged words with two Asian males and a Hispanic male who were harassing him.

The man then got in his car and turned onto Broadway Street, only to have a car behind him begin flashing its lights. He pulled over, got out of his car, and exchanged words with the driver of the other car, who appeared to be the same man who he had a problem with moments earlier.

At some point during that discussion, another man got out of the car and shot the victim in the knee.

The shooter is described as an Asian male in his early 20’s, wearing dark clothing and a dark-colored baseball cap with a red B on it.

The victim was able to drive himself to his mother’s house afterward, and from there his sister took him to Lowell General Hospital. The victim is being taken by ambulance to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. The injury is not considered to be life-threatening.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lowell police at 978-937-3200 or Crimestoppers at 978-459-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent to police via Text-a-Tip, by texting TIP411 (847411) with the subject “LPDTIP.”Tipsters can remain anonymous, but can receive up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.